Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-01
MARTINS FERRY.

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of this city, made tour through Dakota,
and was induced to purchase halfsec-
ton of land. He also tree-claimed and
prempted another half section After he
had returned home he was Informed that
the James river had flooded the entire
piece of land. He accordingly looked out
for Chace to sell. and succeeded in dis
posing Of the claim TO Mr.. Satterthwaite,
of Belaire, at slight advance. Mr.. Sat
terthwaite sold part oft tca lady who
has since sold $25, COO worth of town
lots from her part, and Mr.. Satterthwaite
has realized small fortune. We don't
print this TO induce an exodus from this
city to DOkota, but as a mere matter of
news.
Slant McMasters, q Mt. Pleasant man
who makes visits to this city with kind
of unpleasant regularity, came in yester-
day and filling his hide full OF booze
made himself generally obnoxious by car
rying q revolver in his hand and exposing
his person on the streets.
Yesterday Messrs. John e.. Hoffman,
William Hastings and Henry Jones, Of
the Wheeling Water Board, and Superin
tendent Riddle and Secretary Wilkinson
came over to this city to take look at this
city's water works and general apparatus.
The gentlemen were taken charge OF by
Engineer lIorning and driven first to the
power house, where the pumping ma
chlnery, steam boiler, and the elegant
stone structure itself were carefully
inspected and all the variOus RiRWij1 eX-
amined. From here the party assembled
the hill to the basin, where nearly an hour
vas epent in examining the huge reservoir,
and gazing upon the grand, though rather
barren, scene spread ont before them. The
gentlemen are very much pleased with our
system, and said they would only be too
glad to trade their works to us for it.
After spending the entire afternoon among
the interesting features Of the plant, and
left in the evening much pleased with
what they saw. The Fire Board has also
concluded to loan TO our city some day, n
force of trained men and some fire apparatus
to test the water works and its capacity
for furnishing protection against fire.
The announcement in yesterdays Wheel
ing papers that the State Line and Cannon
Ball railroads were in fair way to he built
caused the usual furOre OF excitement
among the various O;hespin congresses in
their shoe shop and corner grocery winter
quarters. Few people take any stock in
such talk any more, and unless some more
definite statements are made enthusiasm
among those who can help such matters
along will not be aroused 10 any alarming
extent. Our people would like very much
to get something tangible, and will well
conc any new enterprise which seems to
be IN sight, or within reasonable distance
OF the tucu5 of their optical organs. About
this time of year when the weather gets
cold, and the snow covers the earth's smil
ing face, the same old crowd commence
looming the town, and manufacturing e.
Establishments, opera houses and gas wells
become so numerous that one would think
that the beHignant face of the Divine Being
shOne on no other spot on the earth's face.
The town become Il Wicita, or Omaha, or
San RtrnardinO. Southern California IL
relegated to back seat.
d.. /. Weirich's will has been found,
bat, unfortunately, he failed to sigu it or
have witnesses TO prove that he had writ
ten it, He desired 10 leave considerable
money to the NJ +. Church and the mis-
siOnary societies, and major portion of the
balance 10 20 TO his niece, Mrs. Francis
Anderson. DIR. \. Il. Ong, one of the adj
miniStratorS, took the unfinished document
10 ST. Clairsville yesterday, aud learned
from the Probate Court that it would have
no force whatever. The work OF admins
teriug upoA the estate vii. he continued as
If no will had been written.
There are several persons in this city
who hold contracts with the Wheeling Nat
ural Gas Company, wherein the company
agrees to furnish gas at a certain rate. On
the strength of these contracts several per
sons have had their plumbing work done
and have been ai considerable outlay. The
company has failed in several instances tn
furnish the fuel contracted for, and 1t is
rumored that suits for non-fulilment of
contract will be brought against the COM
panY
The following officers were elected at the
last meeting Of the knights oi Pythiaa:
Samuel Thompson, Chancellor Command
er; Albert Harris, Vice Chancellor; Abram
Phillips, Prelate; john c. Hayne, Master
at Arms; Theo. Burriss, X. Of L. u S.; NJ
f. Smylie, NJ. Of f.; Henry Stengle, NJ.
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